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Starter…

• Be ready to tell me about your


research about Iona…
Iona

Iona is an island off the west coast of


Scotland.
An Irish missionary who brought
Christianity to Scotland established a
small monastic community there in
6AD.
Some people think of Iona as a ‘thin
place’, where the veil between the
spiritual world and the physical world is
thin. It is a very remote place and
windswept, many pilgrims feel like it is
a place where nature reveals God’s
infinite power and presence.
The Iona community hold daily services in the abbey church,
lead a seven-mile hike to the island’s holy and historic spots, and
conduct workshops on Christian themes. Pilgrims are asked to
help out with daily chores and meals whilst staying there.
There is time for silence, reflection and meditation, reading the
Bible or holy books, and for enjoying the area's natural beauty.
Wednesday, 21 February 2018

Celebrating festivals

Starter:

‘Religious festivals often


lose their true meaning.’
Explain your view on this
statement

Challenge: Explain why


someone may disagree with your
view.

Learning objective: to understand the role and importance of festivals for


Key words
Festival: a day or period of celebration for religious
reasons

Christmas: remembering the birth of Jesus, God


becoming human

Easter: remembering the resurrection of Jesus from the


dead and the forgiveness of sins
Christmas Easter
Why do Christians
celebrate this?

How do Christians
celebrate this?
Christmas
Christmas commemorates the Incarnation of Jesus. It is
celebrated in the UK on December 25th. The celebration
lasts 12 days and ends with the feast of Epiphany.

Trees and homes are


decorated with lights
and nativity scenes.
The lights represent
Jesus as the light
comings into the world
and the nativity scenes
show baby Jesus being
born in poverty.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02mwyn6
Christmas is seen as a time
of peace and goodwill,
many Christians send cards
and exchange gifts which
recall the wise men’s gifts
to Jesus.
Christians may also give to
charity as God gave the
gift of Jesus.

Churches have carol services


and have readings from the
Bible which shows God’s
promise of a saviour. The
readings also include events of
Jesus’ birth. Midnight Mass
takes place on Christmas Eve.
Easter
Easter is the most important Christian
festival. The festival celebrates the
resurrection of Jesus. The week leading
up to Easter is called Holy Week and
Christians remember the events that led
to the sacrifice that Jesus made.

Jesus was crucified on Good Friday and


then placed in a tomb. There are special
services and processions in the streets.
The processions are led by a person
carrying a wooden cross.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02mww94
Churches are filled with flowers on Easter Sunday and special hymns
are sung.

Orthodox Christians walk around the


church at midnight on Saturday and then
enter the darkened church with lit
candles or lamps. This symbolises
entering the empty tomb. The priest then
announces’ Christ is risen!’ and the
congregation answers ‘He is risen indeed.’

Catholics and Anglicans also have a Saturday


night vigil that starts in darkness. A large
Paschal candle is lit which symbolises that
Christ has risen, this then ends in Holy
Communion.

Often, there are sunrise services and people


will share breakfast together, usually eating
eggs, a symbol of new life.
Use p.48/49 in the textbook (Oxford) to
complete the table below.

Christmas Easter
Why do Christians
celebrate this?

How do Christians
celebrate this?
Create two Instagram posts, one
for Christmas and one for Easter

CCG RS
Create an image which shows how
Christians celebrate the event

Explain why the event is


celebrated

Create relevant hashtags e.g.


#resurrection #salvation

Challenge: Explain next to your


Instagram post why you chose the
image and hashtags for each.
How do Christians celebrate Christmas and Easter?

* Create a poster illustrating how Christians


celebrate Christmas & Easter.

* Include what they do and explain why they do


these things (e.g. houses are decorated with lights – representing
Jesus the light of the world coming into the darkness of the world).

* Don’t forget to make your poster colourful and


neat!
Starter: Which is
more important
for Christians,
Easter or
Christmas?
Explain your
choice…

Easter Celebrations
Objectives:
• To understand the practice and importance of
Easter celebrations
• To practice a 12 mark question
Easter
Easter is the most important Christian
festival. The festival celebrates the
resurrection of Jesus. The week leading
up to Easter is called Holy Week and
Christians remember the events that led
to the sacrifice that Jesus made.

Jesus was crucified on Good Friday and


then placed in a tomb. There are special
services and processions in the streets.
The processions are led by a person
carrying a wooden cross.
Churches are filled with flowers on Easter Sunday and special hymns
are sung.

Orthodox Christians walk around the


church at midnight on Saturday and then
enter the darkened church with lit
candles or lamps. This symbolises
entering the empty tomb. The priest then
announces’ Christ is risen!’ and the
congregation answers ‘He is risen indeed.’

Catholics and Anglicans also have a Saturday


night vigil that starts in darkness. A large
Paschal candle is lit which symbolises that
Christ has risen, this then ends in Holy
Communion.

Often, there are sunrise services and people


will share breakfast together, usually eating
eggs, a symbol of new life.
Find out more about different
celebrations for Easter…
• Read p 52-54 and make notes under the
following headings:
– The events of Holy Week and how these are
celebrated (Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good
Friday)
– The importance of Lent
– The Easter Vigil
– Easter celebrations in the Western Church
Some people may agree with the statement because… Each of
these is a
paragraph,
Some Christians may also agree with this statement with
because…
explanations
and
examples!
However, others may disagree…

Likewise, Christians may also disagree because…

After considering both sides of the argument, I think that…


‘Easter should be the happiest time of year for
Christians.’
Evaluate this statement. [12]

• Refer to Christian teaching (stories from the


Bible)
• Give developed arguments to support this
statement
• Give developed arguments to support a
different point of view
• Reach a justified conclusion
Some people may agree with the statement because… Develop
each point
into a
Some Christians may also agree with this statement because… paragraph
with reasons
and
However, others may disagree… examples!

Likewise, Christians may also disagree because…

After considering both sides of the argument, I think that…

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